If you ’re looking for agiftfor the anime lover in your biography , now ’s your chance to look beyond cat ear beanies andDragon Ball ZUNO card . Some unbelievable — and expensive — anime - relate hoarded wealth are heading to auction in previous March .
According toGizmodo , Heritage Auctions is hostingThe Art of Anime - Vol VI , an auction featuring item from several renowned works of Nipponese animation . The collection includes a total of 1202 item : 1139 pieces of animation prowess and 63 memorabilia . The art includes original production cels ( hand - drawn piece ) featured in such anime serial asPokémonandSailor Moonand flick likeAkira(1988 ) . rarefied collectibles will be auctioned off as well , such as a studio apartment - used production script fromGhost in the Shell(1995 ) and a print from a scene inBleachautographed by Tite Kubo , the original creator .
Although the auction turn back detail from numerous anime , the principal superstar of the show isStudio Ghibli — one of the most democratic animation studios worldwide . In celebration of the Nipponese fireball ’s fortieth anniversary , the sale features over 60 Ghibli - relate gem . Bidders can get their hands on original art from beloved celluloid made by the studio ’s carbon monoxide - founder , Hayao Miyazaki , includingMy Neighbor Totoro(1988),Spirited Away(2001),Kiki ’s Delivery Service(1989),Princess Mononoke(1997 ) , and many more .
It ’s indecipherable how much the intact auction bridge is worth , but Gizmodo states that Heritage Auctions made $ 17 million from animation alone in 2024.Hype Beastalso notes that bidder spent a amount of almost $ 3 million USD on the auction menage ’s Art of Anime and Everything Cool Auction last yr . Though the auction has n’t officially plain off , items are open to other summons , and some have already attracted bids ofthousands of dollars .
The auction will take piazza online and by appointment at the Dallas auction mansion from March 22 to March 24 , 2025 . According to Heritage Auctions’YouTubevideo above , this result is one of two anime - theme auctions in 2025 . Stay tune up for the next one .
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